Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-05

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Of densnti8 81 day, bis talk beinG Of
woFk In tie pis- Is d thgazht be VII
nos FseossF, owinG 70 inhaiing "a. Tbs
others wsFs not i1jarsd - sariO1 sly.
tksugh al we're bsdpy sAaks1-
aaMuxL EUnsos's EEn0zc pEATz
seems snaeeounsable. He waa q minsF
Of greater expeFieMcs shan sb0ae VITO
went down wiIh him - rescue thatr fel
lows. ThsY we're eompzra1fvaly tnex-
perisnssA. He disd fnum tie eaects %
afleg damp. His brave dseds form cne
Of the fey bright aspsess N carnival
Of mtssry.
Ar pkT aAMas OF NEE
Have bsea sndsavoEinR 70 extinguish
the flames IN Ne. shaft. and q - BE-
hsxed nsw shat the IRE b 1ndeR confEei.
TIE MsKTyweatbeF steam Are engine dsa
excellent WORK pumping watef ffom the
harbor down the air shaft. The hand
Are engine was taken down into ths
mine. where Il Il lighting The Ore from
the level.
II n ABSOLUTELY nxPossznLH
To think Of getting q the imprisoned
men until ths 6re 10 sabdnsd- Is vas
feared thst the Ras w01id BE- drivea
onto the Gre and 20 cause second dis
asteF. Even uoW fears are entertained
that the whole plaes viii Be blown %,
and the old miners say that soeh -
snlt 10 possible. ~ 20, the catastrophe
wauld be the Rreateat recorded 10 The
history Of zeal mining.
ALL HoRH on EEscUue
Any one IN the mines vas long ago
| abandoned. Il IL thoaght that all that
| men ear do IL being done 80 reach
them. Il vas thoaght hFsf OF cutsinR
8 ditch 10 salt water 90 as to attempt 10
cot cot tbs IRE in No. shaft ~ turn
lag Q stream Of water into H. That
scheme vas abandoned because is
would only food the mine. rendering IL
| useless for q year, and would Danish
any hope there might have boen Of saw
ing the hves OF the imprisoned 2en.
TIE mines extend cut from the shore
more than g mile beneath the waters Of
the barber, and a. one looks over the
plaaid waves be cannot imagine that
beneath them are imprisoned the many
dad fathers and Suns Of more than 50
families Of this little city.
THE scKHEs ABOUND THR SHAFT
Are harrowing in the extreme, as each
CAGE comes 90 anxious faces turn for
RIaA tidinas that never come aud linReF
on IN The fond hops, that 50 soon must
be dapslIed, that there is Jet prospect
Of rsseiviAR word from the dear ones
who died at their posts Of duty.
HKBoIo WORK.
Mr.. Ryden and Mr.. sc1tt, from the
Wellington mines, vent down this af-
teFnoon ct the imminsnt Ttak Of theiE
, lives 10 an endeavOr to make an investi'
CATION IS 20 the best manner Of pro
seizure. These gentlemen, With Mt
Chandler, Of the East Wellington mine,
/ have been interchangeable IN their efforts
, | 10 assist In the work of rescue. Indeed
! every body seems possessed with desire
h labor heroically in the aEdaOus and
dangerous work.
, Doctors DAVE, PraeRer, EbeFss
, O'Brien and Walkem are 10 attendance
render ing all the assistance in tbeil
power.
+, A BLACK PAIL oyKRHANos NANAIMo.
,, The business houses are all closed
the oolliegies all shut up and the Whit
population u gathered st the scene Of
/. the disaster. Wives, terror. stricken
children and sorroVing fathers hover in
the vicinity and mOarn their terrible
affection. Like Rachael of old they 70
9 fuse 10 be comforted. Even The skiel
seem 70 snare in the ReneFal grief. FOL
they have been somber and leader
. ooloFed all day, occasional showers Of
I rain casting q dfeAFiness over thI
already CHASTITY scene. The imprisoned
miners we're ali old settlers. Thei
faces were familiar on the city street,
ana there will be many void IN thl
homes OF the people when the terrible
tale 10 told that they are dead. Ii il
! almost impossible thai any can hav,
survived, though many have that hop,
: deferred whicl mAksih thu heart sick
fhs people d. NOS yet baQin 10 realize
she extent of the calamity. When ~
excitement has passed away the reac
ton will be terrible.
= THE CAUSE on rHH EXPLOSION
o. course IL unknown. IL 10 general,
n supposed 10 be an explosion Of coal dos
!. similar 20 that WHOM occurred on til,
!. Queen Of the Pacific. The tale vii
; nsveF be teld. Tue attendance upoi
b the dead snd suffering ONES in to
= morning was bad. Oae drunken fel,oS
In charge acted in q most brutal man
ner. he was, however, soon, dismissed
The injured are doiRg well.
y II u BEITKyKD
n Late tonight that the IRE In the al
! shaft has been eItingaished and that
q small body Of fame exists between ID
/, air and main shaft, which will prohabl,
IL be conquered tomOrroW, when an at
a tempt viii be made 10 bring air in an
q the work of rescue will begin. BY 10
70 morrow night Il Is hoped that the i'm
. prlsonsd men will be reached.
n ONE WOMAN
: In conversation tonight iamented To
Ices Of her husband. father and broth.
or, her ell, and she has given up al
hope and only prayed 10 see her deal
husband once more. Tais 10 only on,
4 Of many eases.
e The shift that came no late tonigh
9 reported bearing evidence OF q piol
I striking on the oeposide side Of the vail
= lhe feeling nov 10 that where there 1
Z life theirs 10 hops, but that hope is IN
fortunately very faint.
The loss 10 property is estimated q
half q million dollars.
Tue DEAD CHINESE
!. Pr, scented q terrible picture. The GA
caused their faces to have q hFouxsd ap
. peaFanoe, rendering the features hid.
9 eous; pen eAnnos picture the Rhostl,
e sight a. they lie eutstrssehed on thl
. ground.